GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| warranted | sanction |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |